2011年10月12日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

UK High Court rejects Traveler eviction appeal (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 11:03 AM PDT

AP - Britain's High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal from a community of Irish Travelers to prevent their eviction from an illegal site where they have lived for a decade.

Queen cancels visit due to cold (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:20 AM PDT

AP - Buckingham Palace says a cold has forced Queen Elizabeth II to cancel a visit to the British museum in London.

UK defense chief hit by influence-peddling scandal (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:16 AM PDT

British Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, gets into his car as he leaves the Gare du Nord railway station prior to a meeting with his French counterpart, Gerard Longuet, in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. A close friend of Britain's defence minister was questioned by government officials Tuesday in an investigation into the extent of the politician's ties to the former industry consultant. Defence Secretary Liam Fox has acknowledged he acted inappropriately in allowing former roommate and best man Adam Werritty, who previously ran a now-defunct defense consultancy called Security Futures, to join him on numerous overseas trips and to arrange a meeting in Dubai with a potential supplier. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - Adam Werritty's business card opened doors.

Top UK tabloid editor warns of over-regulation (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:13 AM PDT

AP - The editor of Britain's Daily Mail newspaper has warned that over-regulation of the press could put the country's democracy at risk.

UK's Cameron seeks deal on royal succession reform (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 10:13 AM PDT

Britain's Prince Charles, is seen as he takes the salute at the monument to Charles Grey in Newcastle, England, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, The Prince of Wales, Royal Honorary Colonel of The Queen's Own Yeomanry took the salute, as The Queen's Own Yeomanry celebrate their 40th anniversary by exercising the Freedom of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, Pool)AP - Britain's government is pushing its plan to change the rules on royal succession to provide equal treatment for princes and princesses, the prime minister said Wednesday.

Scrap metal hunt wrecking UK warship graves - veterans (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:52 AM PDT

Reuters - The heads of seven European naval veterans' associations have accused Dutch salvage vessels hunting for valuable scrap metal of desecrating the war graves of sailors entombed in three British World War One warships off the Dutch coast.

Deer me: Tourists tangle with stags at London park (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 09:35 AM PDT

A stag stands in a pond at Bushy Park about 13 miles (21 kilometers) southwest of central London, Wednesday, Oct. 12. For much of the past week a massive, short-tempered stag has been charging into British headlines, goring a man in the middle of a picnic and chasing one woman through the bracken. The stag's rampage has cast a faint shadow of fear over Bushy Park, a quiet suburban expanse of tree-lined avenues and water features popular with retirees and stroller-pushing mothers. (AP Photo/Raphael Satter)AP - They call it the Beast of Bushy.

BoE's Dale warns UK growth to keep slowing (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 02:59 AM PDT

Reuters - Britain's economy is likely to get steadily weaker through the rest of this year, and the Bank of England's future decisions on asset purchases will be largely driven by overseas developments, BoE chief economist Spencer Dale told Reuters.

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